diff --git a/sys/dev/eqos/if_eqos.c b/sys/dev/eqos/if_eqos.c
--- a/sys/dev/eqos/if_eqos.c
+++ b/sys/dev/eqos/if_eqos.c
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@
 {
        if_t ifp = sc->ifp;
        uint32_t val;
-       int retry;
+       int retry, i;

        EQOS_LOCK(sc);

@@ -668,6 +668,16 @@
        val &= ~GMAC_MAC_CONFIGURATION_TE;
        WR4(sc, GMAC_MAC_CONFIGURATION, val);

+       /* Renitialize TX ring descriptors */
+       sc->tx.head = sc->tx.tail = 0;
+
+       /* Reclaim TX descriptors */
+       for (i = 0; i < TX_DESC_COUNT; i++)
+               eqos_setup_txdesc(sc, i, EQOS_TDES3_OWN, 0, 0, 0);
+
+       /* Reinitialize RX ring descriptors */
+       sc->rx.head = sc->rx.tail = 0;
+
        eqos_disable_intr(sc);

        EQOS_UNLOCK(sc);